POLICE have uncovered a major cannabis growing operation, with plants worth £1.2 million.

Officers who searched an industrial estate in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, recovered more than 2,000 plants.

They targeted a commercial premises in the town's Mid Road at around 5.30pm on Tuesday.

Police Scotland said inquiries into the find are continuing.

Sergeant Michelle Thomson said: "Police Scotland will continue to pursue those involved in the drugs trade. This is a significant recovery and will certainly have an impact on those involved in the cultivation and further distribution of these drugs."

The seizure comes after police recovered drugs worth £1.1 million in a van they pulled over on the M74 on Tuesday.

Officers discovered around 110 kilograms of amphetamine sulphate, or speed, in a vehicle near Larkhall, South Lanarkshire.